Days per year: 226
Min: $59195
Mid: $71318
(Based onPay Scale)
JOB TITLE: Instructional Specialist
REPORTS TO:Principal
WAGE/HOUR STATUS: Exempt
PAY GRADE:AI2
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
The Instructional Specialist is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the Districts instructional program and curriculum including Blended Learning remote teaching and Schoology in accordance with District goals policies and procedures. The Instructional Specialist supports teachers in their efforts to prepare students to increase their academic performance to meet state standards.
All employees of SISD are expected to act with integrity support organizational goals communicate in a clear and respectful manner championing the needs of our students and drive continuous improvement.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
- Bachelors degree from accredited college or university
- Valid Texas teaching certificate
Preferred:
- Three years of experience of successful teaching
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:
- Excellent motivational skills with students and teachers
- Experience in coaching and teaching other teachers
- General knowledge of curriculum and instruction
- Ability to evaluate student progress
- Ability to interpret assessment data
- Ability to access student needs
- Ability to model and provide differentiated instruction assistance
- Ability to work well with others
- Flexible and patient
MAJOR REPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- Providing Professional Learning and Professional Development
- Model effective instructional strategies for classroom
- Coach teachers to develop their capacity to reflect upon practice generate ideas and increase professional selfawareness.
- Provide professional development instructional resources for effective tutorials and assist in developing a tutorial
- Promote an understanding of the grade level TEKS to administrators and teachers and have the ability to articulate how they are integrated within the
- Request Directors assistance in staff development as
- Monitoring
- Monitor the academic progress of identified students following interventions based on assessment data and make recommendations for adjustments after formative assessments and/or reviews
- Assisting with Effective Interventions
- Assist administrators and teachers with the planning and implementation of effective instructional
- Testing and Data Assistance
- Use the district data software to disaggregate campus assessment
- Train teachers to use the data software to disaggregate testing
- Assist administrators and teachers in the use of data to identify students who need additional
- Communicating
- Maintain ongoing communication with administrators classroom teachers and program
- Maintain ongoing communication with the Curriculum and Instruction staff
- Maintain regular communication with campus administration about instructional needs progress in interventions teacher and student educational needs
- Report to work daily per your schedule approved by your
- Perform all other duties as
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The usual and customary methods of performing the jobs functions require the following physical demands: physical mobility standing prolonged sitting some lifting carrying pushing and/or pulling. This position will also require both traveling within the district and statewide. Mental demands: Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of situations; ability to interpret a variety of data; ability to interpret TEC and policy; ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory ability to be effective in both oral and written communication; ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority